CEO Spotlight

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Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Bruce Poon Tip of G Adventures

By Jill Menze | May 25, 2022

Bruce Poon Tip founded small group adventure travel company G Adventures in 1990 and leads as CEO still today. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair - Jim Davidson of Accelya

By Jill Menze | May 3, 2022

Jim Davidson was named CEO of Accelya in March 2022, following the sale of his company Farelogix to the airline technology provider in 2020. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Gary Morrison of Hostelworld

By Linda Fox | April 26, 2022

Gary Morrison became CEO of Hostelworld in late 2018, joining from Expedia where he was head of retail. Read More

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Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Vivi Cahyadi Himmel of AltoVita

By Jill Menze | April 6, 2022

Vivi Cahyadi Himmel co-founded AltoVita, a platform that powers the corporate accommodations sector with enterprise software layered with a human-centric approach. Read More

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Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Larry Cuculic of Best Western

By Mitra Sorrells | April 4, 2022

Larry Cuculic became president and CEO of BWH Hotel Group in December, after having spent 12 years as the company’s senior vice president and general counsel. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - John Mangelaars of Skyscanner

By Linda Fox | March 22, 2022

John Mangelaars joined Skyscanner as CEO a year ago, after seven years at online travel agency group Travix International, also owned by Trip.com Group. Read More

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Interview / Technology

In The Big Chair - Michele Fitzpatrick of Eviivo

By Mitra Sorrells | March 10, 2022

Since 2012, Michele Fitzpatrick has been CEO of U.K.-based Eviivo, which provides a cloud-based booking and property management platform. Read More

Interview / Technology

In The Big Chair - Jeff Bzdawka of Knowland

By Jill Menze | February 17, 2022

Jeff Bzdawka joined hotel and meetings market intelligence data platform Knowland as CEO in June 2021, following a combined 20 years at Hyatt. Read More

Interview / Online

In The Big Chair - Werner Georg Kunz-Cho of Fareportal

By Linda Fox | February 10, 2022

With an earlier career in aviation (Swiss, Lufthansa and CityBird) and other travel intermediaries, Kunz-Cho has been with Fareportal since 2012 as chief operating officer and co-CEO from 2017. Read More

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In The Big Chair - David Neeleman of Breeze Airways

By Mitra Sorrells | February 8, 2022

Airline industry veteran David Neeleman launched Breeze Airways in May 2021, making it his fifth commercial airline startup along with Morris Air, WestJet, JetBlue and Azul. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair - Nicolas Huss of Hotelbeds

By Linda Fox | November 24, 2021

Nicolas Huss became CEO of Hotelbeds just over six months ago, taking up the reins from chairman Joan Vila. Read More

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Interview / Technology

In The Big Chair - Michelle McKinney Frymire of CWT

By Mitra Sorrells | November 10, 2021

Michelle McKinney Frymire became CEO of CWT in May 2021. She joined the company in 2019 after prior leadership roles at Starwood Vacation Ownership, Delta Air Lines and Continental Airlines. Read More

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Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair - Dori Stein of Fornova

By Mitra Sorrells | July 1, 2021

Dori Stein is one of the founders of hotel distribution intel service Fornova and has been CEO since 2015. Read More

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Interview / Technology

In The Big Chair - Stan Boland of Five

By Linda Fox | June 22, 2021

Five announced Series B funding of $41 million in March 2020 to further develop its in-car software. In 2019 the company conducted tests of self-driving cars in London. Read More

Interview / Distribution

In The Big Chair - Sankar Narayan of SiteMinder

By Linda Fox | May 26, 2021

Sankar Narayan took up the reins at SiteMinder's first CEO in late 2018, joining from Xero, a cloud accounting software company. He previously held roles at technology and travel brands including Virgin... Read More

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